<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1442525, April 2017

B737 flight crew reported being cleared to climb via the ORCKA1 except maintain 15;000 feet. Level at 15;000 feet; the next controller issued a climb via SID clearance which confused the crew and they remained at 15;000 feet while ATC intended them to the top altitude on the SID.

Attributes
ACN	1442525
Time
Date	201704
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	SID ORCKA1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Climbing out of lax on the ORCKA1 departure we were at 14;000 climbing to 15;000 ATC gave us a climb via SID; but maintain 15;000. New ATC said climb via SID. We level at 15;000 ATC told us climb via SID; climb to 23;000 the top alt on the ORCKA1. We climbed to FL230.climb via SID wanted us to climb to the top alt on the SID. All ATC in the last 20 years have given us climb to 23;000 or an altitude we need to go to.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reported being cleared to climb via the ORCKA1 except maintain 15;000 feet. Level at 15;000 feet; the next Controller issued a climb via SID clearance which confused the crew and they remained at 15;000 feet while ATC intended them to the top altitude on the SID.

Narrative: Climbing out of LAX on the ORCKA1 departure we were at 14;000 climbing to 15;000 ATC gave us a climb via SID; but maintain 15;000. New ATC said climb via SID. We level at 15;000 ATC told us climb via SID; climb to 23;000 the top alt on the ORCKA1. We climbed to FL230.Climb via SID wanted us to climb to the top alt on the SID. All ATC in the last 20 years have given us climb to 23;000 or an altitude we need to go to.

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